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Chambers Bay, host course of the 2015 men’s U.S. OpenChampionship tournament, sprawls alongside Puget Sound.

Mountainous mixDruids Glen, nestled in the frontyard of Mount Rainier, offers avariety of challenges for golfers of all abilities. Story, Pages 4-5

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I grew up in WesternWashington so I’m familiarwith many of the golfcourses on that side of thestate. I was fortunate toplay Sahalee, site of the1998 PGA Championshipand 2010 U.S. Senior Open,as my home course in highschool. Yes, that was a longtime ago.

I’ve lived on this side ofthe mountains for nearly30 years, but I’ve tried tokeep up with the newercourses that have sproutedup on the west side. It’sbeen a losing battle, but Igained on it during arecent three-day trip.

I played Druids Glen inKent (opened in 1997),Washington National inAuburn (opened in 2000)and Chambers Bay justoutside of Tacoma (openedin 2007). My kids are olderthan all three courses.

Druids Glen was in mintcondition and itsreasonable green feesmake it a bargain.Washington National,home of the University ofWashington golf team, is astiff test from start tofinish.

Chambers Bay is simplyunlike any course I’ve seenor played. The only thingthat compares is thecountless hours I’ve spentwatching the British Openon television with playersbundled in rain gearputting from 15 yards shortof the green to a flagstickswaying in the wind.Obviously, that doesn’tcompare to the real deal.

Chambers Bay is the realdeal and it’s easy tounderstand why the linkscourse was selected to hostthe 2015 U.S. Open.

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On the west side of Washington, lush grass and hazards are plentiful, especially at Druids Glen (above) and Chambers Bay (below).

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One year before the PGA Tour stop inMalaysia becomes an official event, it willget the biggest draw in golf – TigerWoods.

Woods will play in the CIMB Classicon Oct. 25-28 at The Mines Resort inKuala Lumpur, his first time competingin Malaysia since he won the individualand team titles in the 1999 World Cup.

The CIMB Classic began two years agoas little more than a limited-fieldexhibition that featured PGA Tourplayers and Asian Tour players. It willbecome a full-fledged PGA Tour eventstarting in 2013, when the tour begins itsnew season in October after the FedExCup competition.

The tournament this year features a48-man field – 30 from the PGA Tour, 10from the Asian Tour and eightexemptions – competing for $6.1 million.When it becomes part of the 2013-14 tourschedule, the CIMB Classic will have atleast a 78-man field and a $7 million

purse. It was a big coup to get Woods one

year ahead of joining the PGA Tourschedule.

A year ago, the Malaysian event waslargely overlooked during the last week

in October when IMG put together theShanghai Masters at Lake Malaren. The30-man field featured a star-studded castthat included Rory McIlroy, LeeWestwood, Jim Furyk, Hunter Mahanand Padraig Harrington.

It now is an official European Tourevent, the BMW Masters, with thehighest purse ($7 million) among regularEuropean Tour events.

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When playing a golf course for thefirst time you always come awaywith at least one valid gripe, right?Too expensive. Mundane layout. Tootough. Not tough enough. Dreadfulgreens. Shoddy fairways. Visuallyunappealing.

You won’t encounter that problemat Druids Glen. The course couldprobably offer a satisfactionguarantee and not have to worryabout grumbling customers. That’scoming from a guy who turned a20-minute drive to the course into a70-minute exploration – I’m blamingMapQuest – and then played so-so

golf for 18 holes.The course offers a little of

everything – water, bunkers,tree-lined fairways and creativedesign – and it comes with a view.Mount Rainier serves as a stunningbackdrop on a cloudless Julymorning.

“The words we use are achampionship caliber course at

competitive pricing,” said Lake CityHigh graduate Jeff Schuh, thecourse’s golf and tournamentmanager. “The biggest thing I hearfrom people is the great view andsetting and it’s a solid golf course.You don’t go around the coursefeeling like you’re playing the samehole over and over. You’re usingevery club in the bag and getting adifferent challenge based on the holeyou’re playing.”

Our threesome played from thechampionship tees, spanning 6,514yards. The tournament tees extendthe length to 7,146 yards. There’s aworld of difference between the two.

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Hole No. 2 at Druids Glen has plenty of danger in play, masked by this stunning view of Mount Rainier.

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“You don’t have to be soperfect (from thechampionship tees),”Schuh said, “but when wemove it backfortournamentsor with ourmen’s club thescores shootup.”

The par 3sare great holes,from any of thefour tee boxes,with watercoming intoplay on threeof the four.The fourthmeasured 202yards with awavy greenand awell-placedbunker infront.

I hit an8-iron, 7-iron,6-iron and5-iron on thepar 3s. I shouldhave hit 8-iron, 7-iron andtwo 5-irons.

On No. 3, whichrequired a carry of nearly195 yards over a pond to apin tucked in the back leftcorner, I visited the waterwith a semi-chubby 6-ironand made double bogey.

“One is downhill, one isstraight-on with water leftand right, one has waterleft,” Schuh said. “There’sno water on No. 6, butthere’s a bunker in front.You’re not just stepping up

and hittingpitching wedgeor 9-iron fourtimes on thepar 3s.”

Severalother holeswereeye-catchers.

No. 7 is theclassicrisk-rewardpar 4 at 281yards. Itfeatures anarrowdirect-linelanding areaand anelevated greenprotected by acouple of sandtraps. If youmiss right,trees await. Ifyou miss left,you’ll usuallyend up with an

awkward, uphill secondshot to a small target.Speaking from experience:If you miss wide left, you’llyank another ball fromyour bag and try to dobetter the next time.

No. 2 is a short, 461-yardpar 5 with Mount Rainier

in the background whenthe weather cooperates.The hole isn’t overlydifficult, if your drive is onthe mark. It’s often a 6- or7-iron home for a crack ateagle. From the tips,though, it’s usually a lowiron/hybrid or fairwaywood over water to anangled green.

No. 15 is a 433-yard par 4with a sizable fairway but

big trouble if you spray ittoo far left or right. Thehole’s complexion changeswith a well-struck drivethat reaches a sharpdownhill slope roughly 265yards from the tee andfeeds down to an approachfrom wedge distance.Drives remaining on theupper plateau require amiddle iron to find thegreen.

The 18th is a 533-yardpar 5 that is reachable intwo with a pair of qualityshots, but not if your drivetrickles into a culvert at theoutset of a water hazard onthe left.

The hole will yieldbirdies and a rare eagle aswell as a ‘7’ to the unnamedplayer who found a culvert.

Rates vary throughoutthe week, but there are

Monday and Tuesdayspecials for $39 withGPS-equipped carts. Thecourse was in outstandingcondition, particularly thegreens.

“We’ve found whatworks,” Schuh said. “Wehave everything so dialedin that one year is the sameas the next, but we keepimproving on the littlethings.”

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Water can be found on 12 of the 18 holes at Druids Glen, and there’s at least one bunker on every hole.

Continued from K4DRUIDS GLEN

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The pro shop is situated high above the golfcourse and provides a panoramic view ofwhat awaits a first-time visitor.

Below sits a moonscape of dunes andmounds, knobs and knolls, slants and slopes.

Eighteen holesweave through thesandy terrain,bordered in thedistance byrailroad tracks and

Puget Sound. A slice of Scottish links justoutside of Tacoma.

It is spectacular sight, and it only gets betteron the first tee.

Shortly after opening in 2007 Chambers Baywas named America’s best new public courseby Golf Digest. In 2010 Chambers Bay hostedthe U.S. Amateur, the first time in the event’sthen 110-year history it was held on amunicipally-owned course. In 2015, ChambersBay welcomes the U.S. Open for the first Openvisit to a Pacific Northwest course.

“Just visually, the landscape of the place issomewhat foreign. People refer to it as a

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green. The hole plays 172 yards from the longest (Teal) tees and ranks as the No. 18 handicapped hole for men and the 16th for women.

The numbersTeal tees

Yardage: 7,547Rating/Slope: 76.8/142

Navy teesYardage: 7,106

Rating/Slope: 74.7/141Sand tees

Yardage: 6,532Rating/Slope: 72.1/136

White teesYardage: 6,038Men: 70.0/130

Women: 76.1/137Blue tees

Yardage: 5,287Women: 71.2/130

Maybe a C or C-minus.No, not the golf course’s grade.

My grade.Washington National in Auburn

is home to the UW men’s andwomen’s golf teams. Following anacademic theme, the scorecard isalso referred to as a report card. Asign that reads “Final Exam”directs players to the 18th tee box.

When all the digits were addedup, I had nearly doubled myhandicap index. Guess that’sprobably closer to a D. Again, notthe course’s fault.

Washington National is tough

but fair, whether you play theHusky tees at 7,304 yards(permission required) or theFreshman tees at 5,117 yards(recommended for handicaps 25and up). Our threesome settled onthe Senior tees at 6,772 yards

(recommended for 0-6handicaps).

David Putney is in his first yearas head pro, but he played thecourse when it opened in 2000.

“I thought it was a great,championship level course,”Putney said. “It has the lengthand the bunkers. People think it’sa fun layout, challenging, yetrewarding for good shots.”

Two of the four par 5s are over600 yards. It’s possible to reachthe two in the 530-yard range. Italso can be punishing, particularlyon No. 17, where two separatewater features and a canalhugging the right side of thegreen await off-target shots.

The front side has a nice mix of

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No. 17, found on the front of a Washington National “report card,” is lined with sand, water and elevation changes.

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par 4s. Three range from 406to 432 yards, anothermeasured 346 and there’s alsothe drivable 299-yard seventh.A water hazard runs within 40yards of the green, followed bya sizable bunker. There’s asafer route to the left, but anuphill second shot is no picnicto a green that narrows fromthat angle.

No. 5 is the first par 3 and itchecks in at 161 yards from theSenior tees, 185 from theHusky tees. Those distancesare important to arrive on theproper tier and, if possible,stay below the cup.

If you divide the green intoquarters, the front-left sectionsits well below the otherthree. One member of ourgroup hit the green, but wason the upper tier 35 feet awayfrom the left-front pinlocation. He three-putted afterhis first putt failed to take intoaccount nearly 10 feet ofbreak.

The back nine is loadedwith quality holes. The 10th, a412-yard par 4, features awaste bunker that swallows uptee shots to the left and onesthat travel longer than 260yards. Players deal withbunkers on virtually everyshot on every hole.

“John Fought does like hisbunkers,” said Putney,referring to the course

architect.The closing stretch is

terrific, beginning with the606-yard par-5 14th. Sand andlength are the primary issuesbefore encountering a narrowgreen that extends 35-40 yardsfrom front to back. In additionto Washington National’s

abundant sand, there arenumerous 40-yard greens.

First-time visitors aren’tsure what to expect on No. 15.It’s just 326 yards, but all yousee is some fairway, a big trapin the landing area and aneatly manicured hillside inthe distance. With hopes for a

magical score long gone, wehit drivers and were all safe.We were also surprised whenwe walked over the crest ofthe fairway to see the greennearly surrounded by a waterchannel that comes into playon 300-yard drives. Fittingly,our group recorded a birdie, a

par and a bogey.“The green isn’t very deep

and you’re hitting wedgesfrom a downhill lie,” Putneysaid. “I’m still trying to figureout the best way to play it.”

The 178-yard, par-3 16th hasa large, two-tiered green. Acouple of the par 4s aretougher, but our groupnominated No. 17 – a 529-yardpar 5 with water sand andelevation changes – as the besthole. Putney noted that aphoto of the 17th is on thefront of the score, err, reportcard.

The 18th is 425 yards to awavy green and the usualassortment of traps along theway – a worthy final exam.

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Washington National challenges golfers with a mix of length and hazards from all tee locations.

Continued from K8NATIONAL The numbers

Husky teesYardage: 7,304Rating/Slope: 75.5/143Senior Yardage: 6,772Rating/Slope: 72.7/139Junior Yardage: 6,420Rating/Slope: Men: 71.1/136;Women: 77.2/142Sophomore Yardage: 5,794Rating/Slope: Men: 68.4/119;Women: 73.9/134Freshman Yardage: 5,117Rating/Slope: Men: 65.2/113;Women: 70.5/120

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moonscape sometimes and thepictures of individual holesdon’t give you a sense of theexpanse,” general manager MattAllen said.

“The players in the (U.S.)Amateur really struggled tocharacterize it.

“I would ask people whatthey thought, people from allover the world, just like it willbe with the U.S. Open. Time andtime again, the best they couldcome up with was, ‘It’s likenothing I’ve ever seen. Trulyunique.’ ”

Chambers Bay, located about15 minutes off I-5, was built onwhat was previously a gravelmine. This masterpiece isaccommodating to the world’sbest players and highhandicappers by virtue ofRobert Trent Jones Jr.’s design.

“One of the hallmarks of linksgolf in general is no waterhazards, no forced carries, nodense trees, really not many lostballs,” Allen said. “I’ve played50-60 rounds here in 4 yearsand I can count on one hand thenumber of times I’ve lost a ball.

“It’s going to extract plenty ofstrokes from you but it’s usuallygoing to do that around thegreens. The greens are big sopeople have a tendency to havea lot of putts. On occasionthere’s a better place to be offthe green than on the green,which is again a hallmark oflinks golf.”

On most holes it wasn’t easyto determine where the greenstarted and the fringe ended. Iused putter on nearly every shotwithin 25 yards of the flag, savefor green-side bunkers and onefoolish decision to chip over a

crest beyond the 14th green. That 407-yard hole

underscored the fine linebetween par and double bogey.A bunker rests in the middle ofthe fairway – it comes into playmore from a deeper tee box –and precision is needed on thesecond shot to a green guardedon the left by bunkers. Myapproach found the green for afew seconds before catching ahollow and trickling into abunker. Three feet to the rightand I would have beensurveying a birdie putt. I leftwith a bogey.

Every hole leaves an

impression but I’ll highlight ahandful of favorites. The coursestarts with a difficult, 465-yardpar 4 that will have theflexibility to play as a par 5 inthe Open when a new tee box isconstructed, probably this fall.Following the U.S. Amateur, thegreen was reconfigured to bemore receptive to approachshots that previously filteredleft down by the 18th tee.

I was in a bunker, maybe 75yards from the green, butmanaged to make par. I faceddifficult sand shots from thatdistance three times during theround.

No. 8, a 523-yard par 5, is theonly hole on the course withoutsand (one hole on the back ninehas a six-acre bunker). It’sstraight, but the slope of thefairway influences balls to rollto the right. I learned thatlesson when my second shotstopped five yards fromtrundling down the hillside.

Facing a 70-yard pitch to aback pin location, a wise playingpartner suggested using the hillbehind the green. The backstopworked perfectly and my balldrifted back within 12 feet of thecup. Allen had a 35-yard puttfrom the front edge but took out

the guesswork by utilizing thebackboard, leaving a 4-footer forbirdie.

No. 10 is just 360 yards butthe fairway narrowsconsiderably if you choosedriver. The approach is to anelevated green that is roughly35-feet wide and framed smartlyby two large dunes.

No. 12 is an uphill, 281-yardpar 4. It’s reachable if you avoida bunker roughly 40 yards fromthe green. A mound on the rightcan help steer drives, secondshots and chips back on path,but the challenge is finding thecorrect level on an undulatinggreen.

No. 15 is a downhill par 3,measuring 116 yards from thesand tees and a whopping 246from the back tees. Sandsurrounds three-fourths of thegreen and the left side featuresa pot bunker. The pin location –on this and most of the holes –can significantly alter your planof attack. Puget Sound and theonly tree on the course make fora scenic view from the tee box.

“The lone fir tree is iconicdue to the exposure it got whenit was vandalized,” Allen said.“Somebody came down onenight and had too many beersand took an axe to it, but itsurvived. That hole probablygets photographed more thanany other.”

The 18th is 514 yards, mostlyuphill, with dunes and bunkerson both sides. A new pot bunkercomes into play on secondshots, especially from thedeeper tee boxes. The hole alsocan play as a long par 4.

“Even now with the numberof times I’ve played the course,”Allen said, “you finish a roundand it’s, ‘I want to get back outthere.’ ”

Continued from K6CHAMBERS BAY

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•Antler Springs GC (509) 292-GOLF. 18-hole greens fees: Weekends: $37 with cart,$25 without; 9 holes with cart $27, $15 with-out. Weekdays: $25 cart, $20 without. Se-niors and juniors (ages 11-17) receive $5 dis-count any day. Wednesdays 2-for-1. Teetimes: no deadlines, but recommended forWednesdays, weekends. •Avondale GC (208) 772-5963. 18-holegreens fees: weekends/weekdays, $53, ex-cept Mondays at $32. After 2:30 p.m., $35.9-hole weekends/weekdays, $28. 18-holecart fee: $28; 9-hole: $14. Tee times: nodeadlines. www.avondalegolfcourse.com. •Bryden Canyon GC (208) 746-0863. 18-hole greens fees: weekends $26; week-days, $22. 9-hole: daily, $17. 18-hole cart fee:$14 per seat; 9-hole: $9 per seat. Tee times:no deadlines. www.brydencanyongolf.net. •Chewelah G&CC (509) 935-6807. UntilMay 15: 27 holes (includes cart), $50 onweekends, $45 M-Th.; 18 holes $40/$35.May 16-Sept. 5: 27 holes $60/$55; 18 holes$50/$45. Sept. 6-season close: 27 holes$50/$45; 18 holes $40/$35. Seniors $5 dis-count M-Th.; juniors $5 discount on 9 holes,$10 on 18 or 27 holes M-Th. Walking rates allseason: 9 holes $20/$17, 18 holes $35/$30,27 holes $40/$35. Tee times: no deadlines.www.chewelahgolf.com. •Circling Raven GC (800) 523-2464. 18-hole greens fees (with golf cart and use ofpractice range): Through May 12: Monday-Thursday: $65, Friday-Sunday: $75; May 13-Oct. 2: Monday-Thursday: $80, Friday-Sun-day: $95. Oct. 3-end of season: Monday-Thursday: $65, Friday-Sunday $75. Teetimes: 30 days in advance. www.circlingra-ven.com. •Coeur d’Alene GC (208) 765-0218. 18-holegreens fees: weekends/weekdays, $29,$24 for seniors. 9-hole: weekends/week-days, $17, $15 for seniors. 18-hole cart fee:$27; 9-hole: $17. Single person 18-hole cartfee: $17; 9-hole $10. Tee times: Friday-Sun-day and holidays, call prior Tuesday; Mon-Thurs, prior Thursday. www.cdapublicgolf-.com. •Coeur d’Alene Resort (208) 667-4653.18-hole greens fees: weekdays/weekends,April: $150 for day guests, twilight rate Aprildaily $75, (after 2:00), May/October: $175,twilight $90, June/September: $195, twi-light $110; July/August: $220, twilight $135.Fees include cart, range balls and forecad-die, sports massage and complimentarybag tag. Best values: Golf packages avail-able, include lodging and golf. Spring start-ing at $99 per person based on double oc-cupancy. Specials will be announcedthroughout the year. Tee times: no deadlineif staying at hotel. 30 days advance other-wise. Call for Good Neighbor specials start-ing at $75. www.cdaresort.com. •Colfax G&CC (509) 397-2122. Summerrates: 18-hole greens fees weekend/week-days, $21.50. 9-hole: weekends/weekdays,$14. 18-hole cart fee: $20; 9-hole: $13. Winterrates: 18-hole greens fees: $16, 9-hole: $10.Tee times: weekends, call one day in ad-vance; weekdays, no deadlines. •Dominion Meadows GC (formerly ColvilleElks CG) (509) 684-5508. 18-hole greensfees: weekends/weekdays $27/25; Senior18-hole: $23/$21. College $23/21, Junior $18(no weekend rates), 9-hole fee: weekends/weekdays $21/ $19; Senior 9-hole: $18/ $16.College $18/$16, Junior $13/ $10. 18-hole cartfee: $24; 9-hole: $12. Tee times: Call one dayin advance. www.dominionmeadows golf-.com. •Deer Park G&CC (509) 276-5912. 18-holegreens fees: weekends $29 ($20 for sunsetrate after 3 p.m., with $10 cart fee); week-days (Monday-Friday) $26 ($21for seniors).9-hole: weekends after 3 p.m., $17.50 ($16for seniors); weekdays (Monday-Friday)$17.50 ($16 for seniors). 18-hole cart fee:$29; 9-hole: $14.50. Tee times: weekends/

weekdays, call one week in advance.www.deerparkgolf.com. •Downriver GC (509) 327-5269. 18-holegreens fees: weekends $29, weekdays(Monday-Thursday) $27, (with discountcard the weekends are $23, weekdays$20). 9-hole: weekends $29 ($19 after3.p.m), weekdays $20 (with discount cardweekends $20 after 3 p.m., weekdays $15).18-hole cart fee: $28; 9-hole: $14. Tee times:weekends, call previous Friday starting at 2p.m.; weekdays, call two days in advanceby 2 p.m. www.spokaneparks.org. •Esmeralda GC (509) 487-6291. 18-holegreens fees: weekends $29, weekdays $27(with discount card $20 during weekdays,$18 for seniors, $23 on weekends). 9-hole:weekends/weekdays (only available after3 p.m.), $20 (with discount card $16). 18-hole cart fee: $28; 9-hole: $14. Tee times:weekends, call previous Friday starting at 2p.m.; weekdays, call two days in advanceby 2 p.m.. www.spokaneparks.org. •The Fairways GC (509) 747-8418. 18-hole:Tuesday-Friday greens fees $22; Monday$17 (high school students $12, senior citi-zens $18, everyday); weekends $27. 9-hole:weekends/weekdays $17. Everyday after 4p.m. $17. Tee times: weekends/weekdaytee time opening varies, call clubhouse foravailability. www.golfthefairways.com. •Hangman Valley GC (509) 448-1212. 18-hole greens fees: weekdays (Monday-Thursday), $27, weekend $29; rate for pre-book $32; county discount card $22 M-Th,weekends $24; 9-hole: weekdays $21. Se-niors rate with discount card M-Th $18.50.Juniors – 9 or 18-hole $15, 10.50 with juniordiscount card. 18-hole cart fee: $28; 9-hole:$14. Tee times: weekends, call the previousSaturday by 7 a.m.; weekdays, call on Tues-day at 7 a.m. Course does not allow five-some parties. •Harrington G&CC (509) 253-4308. 18-hole greens fees: Wednesday-Sunday $18,$16 for seniors; Monday-Tuesday $10 (ex-cept holidays). 9-hole: weekends/ week-days $13, $11for seniors. 18-hole cart fee: $23;9-hole: $13. Tee times: no deadlines. •Highlands GC (208) 773-3673. 18-holegreens fees: weekends/weekdays $35; se-niors weekdays/weekends after 2 p.m. $28;juniors, weekdays $15 and weekends $22until 2 p.m. then back to $15; 9-hole: $22weekdays/weekends after 2 p.m.; 18-holecart fee: $28; 9-hole: $14. Tee times: week-ends, call up to one week in advance; week-days, up to one week in advance. Twilighttime is after 3 p.m. and is $25 with cart, $20without. www.thehighlandsgc.com. •Idaho Club (208) 265-2345. 18-holegreens fees: $125 includes golf cart. Twilightrate (after 2 p.m.) $80. Tee times required. •Indian Canyon GC (509) 747-5353. 18-hole greens fees: weekends $29, weekdays$27 (with discount card $20 during week-days, $18 for seniors, $23 on weekends). 9-hole: weekends/weekdays (only availableafter 3 p.m.), $20 (with discount card $16).18-hole cart fee: $28; 9-hole: $14. Tee times:weekends, call previous Friday starting at 2p.m.; weekdays, call two days in advanceby 2 p.m.. www.spokaneparks.org. •Liberty Lake GC (509) 255-6233. 18-holegreens fees: weekday (Monday-Thursday)$28.24, $15.69 for juniors. With $30 dis-count card the rate is $21.97, $19.35 for se-niors and $10.98 for juniors. Weekend$30.33 and $25.10 with discount card. Se-niors after 3 p.m. is $19.35. 9-hole: weekday$21.97 and $17.78 with discount card. 18-hole cart fee: $28; 9-hole: $14. Tee times:weekends, call on Saturday one week in ad-vance; weekdays, call the previous Tuesdaymorning. •The Links GC, Post Falls (208) 777-7611. 18-hole greens fees: Friday, Saturday, Sunday$36; Monday, Wednesday, Thursday $31; 9-hole Friday, Saturday, Sunday $24; Mon-day, Wednesday, Thursday $19; Tight-Wad-Tuesday: 18-hole: $21; 9-hole: $14. Se-niors 60+: $26 for 18 holes, $14 for 9 holes.Juniors: $19 for 18 holes, $14 for 9 holes. 18-hole cart fee: $30; 9-hole: $15. Tee times: nodeadlines.

•MeadowWood GC (509) 255-9539. 18-hole greens fees: weekday (Monday-Thurs-day) $28.24, $15.69 for juniors. With $30discount card the rate is $21.97, $19.35 forseniors and $10.98 for juniors. Weekend$30.33 and $25.10 with discount card. Se-niors after 3 p.m. is $19.35. 9-hole: weekday$21.97 and $17.78 with discount card. 18-hole cart fee: $14 per person; 9-hole: $7 perperson. Tee times: weekends, call on Satur-day one week in advance; weekdays, callthe previous Tuesday morning. www.mea-dowwoodgolf.com. •Mirror Lake Municipal GC, Bonners Ferry,Idaho (208) 267-5314. 9-hole greens fees:$16, weekends and holidays $18, juniors $9.18-hole: $23, weekends and holidays $25,juniors $13. Cart trail fee: $5. •Painted Hills GC (509) 928-4653. 18-holegreens fees: weekends (Fri-Sat-Sun) $24,$22 for seniors, $18 for juniors; weekdays$22, seniors $18, juniors $13; 9-hole: week-ends $18, $16 for seniors, $12 for juniors;weekdays $16, seniors $14, juniors $10; 18-hole cart fee: $12 per person; 9-hole: $6 perperson; $10 for weekdays and $13 week-ends twilight (twilight rate begins two anda half hours before sunset; Tee times: Callone week in advance. www.spokanegolf-.com. •Palouse Ridge GC (509) 335-4342. 18-hole greens fees Monday-Thursday for resi-dents (live within 40-mile radius): February19-April 30 peak $39, twilight $32, Faculty/staff $32, student $29, junior $19, senior 60+$32. Monday-Thursday for non-residents:Peak $49, twilight $32. Friday-Sunday forresidents: Peak (cart included) $59, twilight$39, faculty/staff* $39, student* $39, jun-ior* $29, Senior $39. Friday-Sunday fornon-residents: Peak (cart included) $69,twilight $39. (* indicates space-availablebasis). Starting May 1: Monday-Thursday-Resident rate for peak $45, twilight $39, se-nior $39, faculty $39, student $26, junior$19. Non-resident Monday-Thursday: Peak$59, twilight $39. Fri-Sun resident: Peak$69, twilight $49, senior $49, faculty $49,student $39, junior $29. Non-resident Fri-Sun: Peak $89, twilight-$65. Cart fees: allrates include a cart. www.palouseridge-.com. •Pine Acres (509) 466-9984. 18-holegreens fees: weekends/weekdays $12; se-niors/juniors (weekdays only) $11. 9-hole:weekends/weekdays $8; seniors/juniors(weekdays only) $7. Pull carts $1. Tee times:none. Range bucket prices: 135 balls for $10,90 balls for $7.50, 60 balls for $6.50. ClubRentals: $0.50 a club. •Pomeroy GC (509) 843-1197. 18-holegreens fees: weekends/weekdays $18. 9-hole: $12. 18-hole cart fee: $20, 9-hole: $10.Off-course cart fee: $3. Tee times: none. •Ponderosa Springs (208) 664-1101. 9-hole: weekends/weekdays $12, $6 to playagain. Weekdays: seniors (55 and over) $10,juniors (17 and under) $10. Ten-play passes:$90. Pull carts only: $2. Club rentals: $3 for abag. Tee times: none. No dress code. •Prairie Falls GC, Post Falls (208) 457-0210. 18-hole greens fees: weekdays $25;weekends $30. 18-hole cart fee: $30; 9-hole: $15. Tee times: one week in advance.www.prairiefallsgolf.com. •Priest Lake GC (208) 443-2525. 18-holegreens fees: weekends/weekdays highseason (June 18-Sept. 11) $55; 9-hole: week-ends and high season $29; off-season $29for 18, $15 for 9. 18-cart fee: $15 per seat, 9-cart fee: $12 per seat. Tee times: no dead-line, but time availability varies. www.pries-tlakegolfcourse.com. •Quail Ridge GC (509) 758-8501. 18-holegreens fees: weekdays (Monday-Thurs-day) $25; weekends $28. 9-hole greensfees: weekends/weekdays $17. 18-hole cartfee: $28, $14 per seat; 9-hole: $16, $8 perseat. Tee times: one week in advance. •The Creek at Qualchan GC (509) 448-9317. 18-hole greens fees: weekends $29,weekdays $27 (with discount card $20 dur-ing weekdays, $18 for seniors, $23 on week-ends). 9-hole: weekends/weekdays (onlyavailable after 3 p.m.), $20 (with discount

card $16). 18-hole cart fee: $28; 9-hole: $14.Tee times: weekends, call previous Fridaystarting at 2 p.m.; weekdays, call two daysin advance by 2 p.m. www.spokanepark-s.org. •Ranch Club Golf Course (208) 448-1731.18-hole greens fees: weekends/weekdays$21. 9-hole: weekends/weekdays $16. 18-hole cart fee: $20; 9-hole: $15. Golf all day(April, May, October, November): $15. Teetimes: on weekends reservations are need-ed a couple of days in advance. •Ritzville GC (509) 659-9868. 18-holegreens fees: weekends $22; weekdays $20;senior (Monday-Thursday) $17. 9-hole:weekends $16; weekdays $14, senior (Mon-day-Thursday) $12. High School studentsand below can play unlimited rounds for $5(Monday-Thursday). Trail fee: $5. Teetimes: no deadlines. Subject to change be-cause of city council. •Sandpoint Elks GC (208) 263-4321. 18-hole greens fees: weekends/weekdays$22. 9-hole: weekends/weekdays $16. 18-hole cart fee: $22; 9-hole: $16. Tee times:none. •Shoshone G&TC (208) 784-0161. 18-holegreens fees: weekends/weekdays $26, se-nior $22, junior $18 (under 18 years). 9-hole:weekends/weekdays $16, senior $14, junior$9. Monday except holidays, all day $20. 18-hole cart fee: $26; 9-hole: $13. Tee times: nodeadlines. •St. John G&CC (509) 648-3259. All-daygreens fees: weekends/weekdays $15. 9-hole: weekdays $10. •St. Maries GC (208) 245-3842. 18-holegreens fees: weekends $24; weekdays $20(weekdays juniors, $8). 9-hole: weekends$15; weekdays $13 (juniors, $8). 18-hole cartfee: $26; 9-hole: $13. Tee times: no deadline. •Stoneridge GC (208) 437-GOLF. 18-holegreens fees: May-Sept weekdays $32;weekends $35; weekdays twilight $22,weekends twilight $25; April and October$26 any time, twilight $18; Cart-$18 per seat.Large bag range balls-$6. Tee times: call 14days in advance. www.stoneridgeidaho-.com. •Sun Dance GC (509) 466-4040. 18-holegreens fees: weekends/weekdays $24, dis-counted $20; juniors $13.50; seniors $20,discounted $17.50. 9-hole: weekends/weekdays, all 18-hole rates apply until 3p.m; $17.50 (seniors $17.50; juniors $13.50).18-hole cart fee: $28; 9-hole: $14. Twilight:$20. Tee times: call one week in advance.www.sundancegc.com. •Tekoa GC (509) 284-5607. 9-hole greensfees: weekdays $12. weekends/holidays$15. 9-hole: $9. Tee times: none. •Twin Lakes Village GC (208) 687-1311. 18-hole greens fees: all week $35; seniors(Monday-Friday) $25. 9-hole: Monday-Fri-day and weekends after 3 p.m. and before 8a.m. $22; Monday-Friday 18-hole for juniorsis $18, under 9 is $12; twilight rate $28 after 3p.m. 18-hole cart fee: $14 per seat; 9-hole: $7per seat. Tee times: call one week in ad-vance. www.golftwinlakes.com. •University of Idaho GC (208) 885-6171. 18-hole greens fees: Weekends $28. Week-days $25, students $16, seniors $22, juniors$15. 9-hole weekends: $17 after 2 p.m.; 9-hole weekdays: students $16, juniors $15, se-niors $16. June-September twilight (week-days after 5 p.m.) $16. 18-hole cart fee: $13per seat; 9-hole: $8 per seat. Tee times: ac-cepted one week in advance.www.webs.uidaho.edu/golf. •Trailhead GC (formerly Valley View GC)(509) 928-3484. 9-hole: $13.64 every day,$9.95 juniors/seniors; second 9: $6.82adults, $5.69 juniors/seniors; Pull cart$3.80. Club rental $9.24. Power cart: 9-hole: $13.04, 18-hole: $22.83. Sundays after3 p.m. 9-hole $6.82. •Wandermere GC (509) 466-8023. 18-hole greens fees: weekends $29; weekdays$25, seniors $21, junior $18 flat rate (regard-less of 9-hole or 18-hole, after 3 p.m. onweekends). 9-hole: weekdays $19, seniors$16. 18-hole cart fee: $28; 9-hole: $14. Teetimes: weekends, call one week in advance;weekdays, call one day in advance.www.wandermere.com.

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GOLF 2012Page 12 Friday, August 10, 2012 The Spokesman-Review

Davis Love III is alreadythinking about Sept. 3.

That’s the night before he willannounce his four captain’s picksfor the U.S. Ryder Cup team. It’salso the night he will be breakinghearts.

“The hardest thing will becalling some guys to say theydidn’t get picked,” Love said.“I’m trying to find a way to getout of that.”

He was half-joking.The top eight in points

through this week’s PGAChampionship automaticallymake the team for the Sept.28-30 matches at Medinah. SoBubba Watson, Jason Dufner,Webb Simpson, Phil Mickelson,Matt Kuchar, Hunter Mahan,Tiger Woods and Zach Johnsonwould have their tickets punchedbased on current standings. Inthe please-pick-me group wouldbe Keegan Bradley, RickieFowler, Dustin Johnson, Steve

Stricker, Jim Furyk, Bill Haas,Mark Wilson, Bo Van Pelt andDavid Toms, among others.

“Two will be obvious,” Lovesaid. “There will be one hot guyand one experienced guy. Afterthat we might look at pairings –Stricker and Woods is a greatpairing and they have beenbeating people to death. We wantsome experience and potentialfuture captains. And you have(the supremely talented) DustinJohnson out there.”

Love doesn’t play fantasyfootball but said, “It’s almost like:Is it better to have a quarterbackor a running back? It’s going to

be a hard process, but it will befun, too.”

One decision Love alreadymade after consulting withassistant captains Fred Couplesand Mike Hulbert – he will nametwo more later this summer – isto have alternate shot on Fridayand Saturday mornings, followedby best ball.

Here’s the logic: Because bestball requires less teamwork –everyone plays his own ball – it’seasier to make pairings. So Lovecan use the morning matches todetermine who is playing welland pair those players for theafternoon sessions.

Love ponders his captain’s picksDecision for Ryder Cup team on horizonBy Teddy GreensteinChicago Tribune

Associated Press

Webb Simpson is poised tomake 2012 Ryder Cup team.

It revives a decade-olddebate – would atournament rather havemost of the top 10 players,or only one if that player isTiger Woods.

The announcement inMalaysia earlier thismonth also said the firsttwo winners, Ben Craneand Bo Van Pelt, wouldreturn.

“The earlyconfirmations will givethis year’s event greatearly momentum,” saidDato’ Sri Nazir Razak,group chief executive ofCIMB Group. “Ben and Bohave developed a goodlocal following, and Tigerwill be a huge draw.”

Woods is just startingout on a stretch that couldsee him play as many as 10times in 14 weeks. Hisoverseas schedule is set tostart the second week inOctober in Turkey with anunofficial event that pays$2.5 million to the winnerin a short field thatincludes McIlroy,Westwood and LukeDonald. The CIMB Classicwould be two weeks later,followed by the HSBCChampions, the finalWorld Golf Championship

of the year. Woods has not said if he

is playing the HSBCChampions, which is atMission Hills this year. Hehas not missed it since itreceived WGC status in2009, though he was noteligible to play last yearbecause he had slipped outof the top 50 in the worldrankings.

“I look forward tocoming out to Malaysia atthe end of October,”Woods said. “I played theWorld Cup in 1999 andhave fond memories of thecountry and its people. I’veheard that CIMB does agood job staging the event.It has traditionally boasteda strong field and I lookforward to being part of itthis year.”

CIMB signed a five-yearextension with the tour asits title sponsor. The tourwill take over managementof the Malaysia event, withTodd Rhinehart as theexecutive director. Hepreviously wastournament director of theTour Championship.

“The plan has alwaysbeen to become afull-fledged event of thePGA Tour, so this isfantastic news for us, forMalaysia and for theregion,” Razak said.

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